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Manufacturing

  • Fitchburg manufacturer secures five-year medical contract

    December 24, 2014

    Micron Products of Fitchburg has signed an exclusive manufacturing agreement for New Era Orthopaedics knee, hip and spine implant systems.

    December 24, 2014
  • Battery manufacturer receives Chinese support

    December 24, 2014

    Boston Power, which has a research and development center in Westborough, has received $290 million to expand existing Chinese manufacturing facilities.

    December 24, 2014
  • Fabrico of Oxford sold to N.C. firm

    Rick Saia December 23, 2014

    Fabrico Inc. of Oxford, which provides components for land-based gas turbines, semiconductors, steam turbines and the aviation market, is being sold to a North Carolina company.

    Rick Saia December 23, 2014
  • Technology, skills (or lack of them) weigh on region's manufacturers

    Sam Bonacci December 22, 2014

    Manufacturing continues to struggle in Central Massachusetts, with both national and regional factors to blame. Like prior years, 2015 will continue to be a building year for manufacturing in the state.

    Sam Bonacci December 22, 2014
  • Jack's Abby brewery expanding

    December 18, 2014

    More jobs, new space, and beer in cans are on tap at the Jack's Abby brewery in Framingham.

    December 18, 2014
  • Agencies win grants to boost manufacturing careers

    Emily Micucci December 17, 2014

    The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. (NCMDC) said it received a $10,000 grant to conduct outreach and programs to entice young people into advanced manufacturing careers.

    Emily Micucci December 17, 2014
  • State fines Veryfine for alleged violations in Littleton

    December 16, 2014

    The Patrick administration has slapped beverage manufacturer Veryfine with a fine of more than $9,000 for allegedly violating regulations regarding air pollution control, hazardous waste, industrial wastewater and an underground storage tank at its

    December 16, 2014
  • AstraZeneca to close Westborough plant

    December 11, 2014

    Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will close its manufacturing plant in Westborough in late 2015.

    December 11, 2014
  • Dudley packaging company to pay $100K fine

    Emily Micucci December 10, 2014

    After allegedly discharging hazardous material into the French River in December 2011, Dudley-based Shield Packaging Company Inc. has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine and implement new protocol for preventing future violations, Attorney General Martha

    Emily Micucci December 10, 2014
  • Sunovion pursues seizure treatment approval for Aptiom

    December 5, 2014

    Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Marlborough has submitted a supplemental new drug application to the Food and Drug Administration. The application seeks approval for the use of Aptiom for monotherapy treatment of partial-onset seizures in patients

    December 5, 2014
  • ReWalk teams with Spaulding Rehabilitation

    December 5, 2014

    Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston is developing an exoskeleton training program using the systems made by ReWalk Robotics of Marlborough.

    December 5, 2014
  • Tyco cuts Westminster work force by 5 %

    Sam Bonacci December 3, 2014

    Voluntary separations of longer-term Tyco SimplexGrinnell employees in Westminster will reduce the company's local workforce 5 percent by the end of the year while keeping the number of employees above 700, according to a spokesperson for the

    Sam Bonacci December 3, 2014
  • Raytheon will design defense center for Qatar

    State House News Service December 1, 2014

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Tewksbury-based Raytheon Co. a "foreign military sales contract" to design and implement an air and missile defense operation center for the State of Qatar.

    State House News Service December 1, 2014
  • ISM: Manufacturing industry continues growing

    December 1, 2014

    Manufacturing activity in the United States expanded for the 18th straight month in November while the overall economy grew for the 66th month in a row, according to the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) monthly survey of supply chain

    December 1, 2014
  • PerkinElmer to buy Swedish firm

    Rick Saia November 24, 2014

    Massachusetts-based medical device manufacturer PerkinElmer has agreed to acquire a Swedish firm that makes instruments to measure the quality of food, grain and flour.

    Rick Saia November 24, 2014
  • Precision Optics reports quarterly loss

    November 14, 2014

    Despite the launch of new contracts for some of its products, Precision Optics of Gardner reported a net loss of more than $296,000 in its latest fiscal quarter, deeper than the $211,000 it lost in the same quarter last year.

    November 14, 2014

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